WOUND IN THE ABDOMEN. 
205 
WOUND IN THE ABDOMEN: REMOVAL OF OMENTUM. 
BY A PUPIL. 
March 8, 1853. 
Sir, — Being a constant reader of the ‘Veterinarian, 5 and 
not having seen recorded in its pages anything exactly analo- 
gous to the following, I transmit you a brief outline of a case 
which has lately fallen under my observation ; and which, if 
found by you worthy of insertion, will much oblige a pupil 
who hopes one day to be admitted into the profession of 
which you are a distinguished member. 
I remain, Sir, 
Your obedient servant, 
Henry Howse. 
A pupil of Mr. Jekyll’s, Lincoln . 
Sunday , Nov. 1th. I w 7 as requested to attend an aged cart- 
horse, the property of a higgler residing in Newport, Lincoln. 
On my arrival, I found the animal suffering from a severe 
wound in the near side of the abdomen, between the car- 
tilages of the fifteenth and sixteenth ribs, through which 
protruded a portion of omentum, about two feet long, and 
half an inch in diameter at the lower end, and about one 
inch at the upper. Pulse, breathing, and general appearance 
of the animal, natural. I removed the substance as closely 
as possible wdthin the wound, and reduced the remaining 
portion. A suture was then passed through the lips of the 
wound. I recommended the application of long-continued 
fomentations over and around the site of the injury. I 
administered an aperient draught to the animal, and ordered 
him to be fed on sloppy bran-mashes, and to have chilled 
water. 
Monday , 8th inst. Found my patient’s bow ? els relaxed ; 
pulse 72 in number, strong and full in character. Owing 
to his age and extremely low condition I did not think it 
advisable to bleed. He was breathing a little quicker than 
on the previous day, and evinced much pain and tenderness 
on his side being pressed. I removed the suture, to allow 7 of 
a free escape of matter from the w r ound, and ordered the 
same food to be given him as before. 
Tuesday , 9 th. Considerable swelling around the wound 
and along the lower part of the abdomen ; breathing shorter 
xxvi. 28 
